Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 

I use a tiny generator I bought at harbor freight for $100. A couple hours don't take much gas. Max
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On Nov 26, 2013, at 12:35 PM, "Michael E. Williams" <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:

The thing is is was outside for five hours in 19 degrees so there's no way to get a block warmer in the parking lot.


From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 
I've used summer diesel at well under 20 degrees lots of times. Diesels can get very hard to start when the temps drop. Most of these cars on this list are old with worn engines which leads to hard starting in cold weather. Get a block heater, these cars love them. Plug it into a timer so it wont run all night. They use 400W, at 500W around here it would cost .05 a hour. Max


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Michael E. Williams <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.
Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they have saying it is a proprietary interest?

From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>;
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
Sent: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM

 
You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below, first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20 all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)







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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rear brakes

 

I knew that the W123 and W126 use the same rear pads, but the Volvo also? Next time, you can buy all 3 sets of pads and at least et a discount on shipping. Good choices in cars too!

Kevin back in Hillsboro, Oregon

PS. Did you see the 1982 300SD on Craigslist for $750 with the brake system problems? I'd be all over that if I had a way to tow it back home.

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[diesel_mercedes] Rear brakes

 

Just doing the rear brakes on my SDL, and I noticed that my '83 Volvo 760, '83 300D, and the '86 SDL all have the same rear brake pads!  Just thought I would share that.
Oh and I twisted a lug bolt off :(


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-Dean E. Chandler
'83 300D
'86 SDL
-=KE7TWY=-
Cornelius, Oregon
deanstud@gmail.com

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: No Start

 

Mike,
Replace the primer pump. Fuel leaking out is a sure sign that air is leaking in.
If cold weather has solidified your fuel, then you should get a supply of boiling water and pour it over the filters, injector pump and injectors to melt the fuel.
I had a diesel car running on lard and forgot to change back to diesel. This is how I got it going again.Best wishes,
Tony

 



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Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Electric Windows

 

Possibly there is another connection on the ignition switch you could use? Bill in Oregon

 

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Seuferer
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:06 PM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Electric Windows

 

 

My '85 300D has been driving me nuts with a window problem. Since I am dumb when it comes to tracing electrical problems I just replaced the switches and the relays with new ones. Still no working windows. Yes, I'm talking all 4 of them.

 

So, in desperation, I printed out the schematic and tried understanding the flow of electrons. I am able to jumper from the battery directly to the "a" and "b" terminal on the fuse box and all 4 windows will open and close just like a well behaving window should.

 

So, tracing the power feed into the "a" and "b" locations in the fuse box, it appears that the wire comes directly from the ignition switch. Therefore, it seems that I am getting no power from my ignition switch to my windows fuses. I can confirm this with my volt meter.

 

So, now it seems that I need to replace the ignition switch in order to make power go to the windows when I turn on the switch. Has anybody ever had this problem? I don't want to spend big money on an ignition switch if the problem is somewhere else. Everything else electrical works when I turn on the ignition switch. 

 

Thanks,

Kevin

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[diesel_mercedes] Electric Windows

 

My '85 300D has been driving me nuts with a window problem. Since I am dumb when it comes to tracing electrical problems I just replaced the switches and the relays with new ones. Still no working windows. Yes, I'm talking all 4 of them.

So, in desperation, I printed out the schematic and tried understanding the flow of electrons. I am able to jumper from the battery directly to the "a" and "b" terminal on the fuse box and all 4 windows will open and close just like a well behaving window should.

So, tracing the power feed into the "a" and "b" locations in the fuse box, it appears that the wire comes directly from the ignition switch. Therefore, it seems that I am getting no power from my ignition switch to my windows fuses. I can confirm this with my volt meter.

So, now it seems that I need to replace the ignition switch in order to make power go to the windows when I turn on the switch. Has anybody ever had this problem? I don't want to spend big money on an ignition switch if the problem is somewhere else. Everything else electrical works when I turn on the ignition switch. 

Thanks,
Kevin

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 

The thing is is was outside for five hours in 19 degrees so there's no way to get a block warmer in the parking lot.


From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 
I've used summer diesel at well under 20 degrees lots of times. Diesels can get very hard to start when the temps drop. Most of these cars on this list are old with worn engines which leads to hard starting in cold weather. Get a block heater, these cars love them. Plug it into a timer so it wont run all night. They use 400W, at 500W around here it would cost .05 a hour. Max


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Michael E. Williams <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.
Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they have saying it is a proprietary interest?

From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>;
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
Sent: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM

 
You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below, first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20 all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)







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Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 

I've used summer diesel at well under 20 degrees lots of times. Diesels can get very hard to start when the temps drop. Most of these cars on this list are old with worn engines which leads to hard starting in cold weather. Get a block heater, these cars love them. Plug it into a timer so it wont run all night. They use 400W, at 500W around here it would cost .05 a hour. Max


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Michael E. Williams <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.

Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they have saying it is a proprietary interest?

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From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>;
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
Sent: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM

 

You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below, first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20 all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)





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Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start

 

Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.

Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they have saying it is a proprietary interest?

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android


From: Max temple <jasperezra@gmail.com>;
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
Sent: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM

 

You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below, first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20 all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@yahoo.com> wrote:


Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)


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